A newspaper headline recently read , " Taxes are increasing at an decreasing rate". This says that the second derivative is negative.

Name: A newspaper headline recently read , " Taxes are increasing at an decreasing rate". This says that the second derivative is negative.
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The statement implies that while taxes are still increasing, the rate at which they are increasing is slowing down, which is indicated by a negative second derivative (decreasing rate of change).

A Newspaper Headline Recently Read , " Taxes Are Increasing